Pali, Santa Clarita players up for awards
July, 28, 2010
7/28/10
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By Scott French | ESPNLosAngeles.com
Pali Blues defender Christie Shaner is a finalist for W-League Defender of the Year, and Santa Clarita Blue Heat forward Cherelle Khassal is up for the Rookie of the Year honor.
Shaner, an all-league pick after anchoring Pali's backline, played last season for Sky Blue FC and the L.A. Sol in Women's Professional Soccer. Khassal is a 19-year-old Englishwoman who emerged from Arsenal's academy.
The award finalists:
MVP: Kelly Parker (Buffalo), Rashidah Sherman (New York), Melissa Tancredi (Vancouver).
Rookie of the Year: Morgan Kennedy (Colorado Rush), Cherelle Khassal (Santa Clarita Blue Heat), Rashidah Sherman (New York).
Defender of the Year: Christie Shaner (Pali Blues), Gabriela Toulouse (Washington), Sue Weber (Long Island).
Coach of the Year: Hubert Busby Jr. (Vancouver), Jesse Kolmel (Hudson Valley Quickstrike), Aaron Lines (Buffalo), Win Puffer (Washington).
Shaner, an all-league pick after anchoring Pali's backline, played last season for Sky Blue FC and the L.A. Sol in Women's Professional Soccer. Khassal is a 19-year-old Englishwoman who emerged from Arsenal's academy.
The award finalists:
MVP: Kelly Parker (Buffalo), Rashidah Sherman (New York), Melissa Tancredi (Vancouver).
Rookie of the Year: Morgan Kennedy (Colorado Rush), Cherelle Khassal (Santa Clarita Blue Heat), Rashidah Sherman (New York).
Defender of the Year: Christie Shaner (Pali Blues), Gabriela Toulouse (Washington), Sue Weber (Long Island).
Coach of the Year: Hubert Busby Jr. (Vancouver), Jesse Kolmel (Hudson Valley Quickstrike), Aaron Lines (Buffalo), Win Puffer (Washington).
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Orange County native Scott French has been writing about soccer for more than 30 years for dozens of publications and Web sites. He was senior editor at Soccer America and was managing editor of MajorLeagueSoccer Magazine from April 2007 until summer 2009. He has covered three World Cups for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Los Angeles Daily News, two Women's World Cups for Soccer America, the Olympic Games, European Championship, nine MLS Cups and all five professional women's championships.
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